Logging In

Directory access rights are defined by a set of access control rules on the directory server. You must be the directory administrator to modify the access control rules. When you login to the directory, your username and password is compared with those stored in the directory. If there is a match, the access rights defined in the access control rules are granted.

You must have write permission before you can modify the directory contents. You can browse the directory content without logging in. Figure 2-1 shows the Login panel.

It may be possible to browse the directory content without logging in. This depends on the access control rules on the directory server.

Figure 2-1 Deja Login Panel

1. Click on the Login icon or select Login from the File menu.

2. Type the Distinguished Name (DN) of your entry in the User text field:

   • If you are the directory administrator, type the administrator's name, for example admin.

   • If there is an alias defined for you in the Deja.properties file on the directory server, type the alias name. See "Adding a Login Alias" for information on creating a login alias.

   • If you cannot remember your DN, you can search for it in the directory:

   1. Type the string that you want to search for in the User text field and click the Search button in the login panel.

      The search can include the wildcard character *.

   2. Double-click on your name in the Matching Usernames window.

      The DN is transferred to the User text field.

3. Type your password in the Password field.

4. Click Login.

   Deja checks to see if the Username you typed corresponds to an alias in the Deja.properties file on the directory server. If an alias does not exist, Deja checks to see if the Username you have typed is a valid DN. If it is not, Deja tries to construct a DN from cn=Username and the first naming context it finds. If Deja cannot construct a valid DN using any of these methods, it tries to login using the Username you typed.

   Your password is compared to the password stored in the directory. If there is no match the login fails.

5. Select the desired profile (Standard, NIS or RADIUS) from the Profile option button.

   The default profile is Standard.